The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Tammy Duckworth, the decorated Iraq War Veteran who came close to defeating Republican Peter Roskam in the 2006 Congressional elections, has announced that she will not seek that seat in 2008. She is currently the director of the Illinois Dept. of Veteran's affairs.
This is disappointing news as I felt that she would be swept in on the wave of dissatisfaction that has been building up. But, she seems to have found her Al Gore momentum in what she is doing now.